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. >> reporter: what grade would you give president obama? >> oh, an "f." there's no question about that. >> reporter: across the board. >> across the board. >> reporter: even despite the killing of osama bin laden. >> look at what's happening in the middle east. the arab spring has become the arab winter. that's hardly a success. and of course domestically, it's hard to call what, now, 39, 40 months of unemployment above 8% a success when even he said by now, it would be in the 6% range. and by now it is not. it's over eight. >> reporter: what would do you though, specifically, when you think about the problem of long-term unemployment, what would do you to turn that around in a romney administration? >> you know, one of the things we tried when i was the governor of massachusetts was to create an incentive for employers to actually hire people who had been out of work for a long time. and so we said if you hire someone who has been out of work a year or more, we're going to give you the, the employer, i think it was a $2,000 check to be able to train this
. >> reporter: what grade would you give president obama? >> oh, an "f." there's no question about that. >> reporter: across the board. >> across the board. >> reporter: even despite the killing of osama bin laden. >> look at what's happening in the middle east. the arab spring has become the arab winter. that's hardly a success. and of course domestically, it's hard to call what, now, 39, 40 months of unemployment above 8% a success when even he...
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that was the cost of gas when president obama took office. the promotion was sponsored by the new american energy opportunity foundation. it is a group critical of the obama administration's energy policy. >>> you find them in the sunday circular, on line, and on your smartphone. if you aren't using coupons, like the ones i have here, you are leaving a lot of money on the table. new data on coupon usage reveals that of the $470 billion in available coupon savings last year, only 1% of them were redeemed. one local mom is on a quest to be sure you know the three ways to get your share before you hit the grocery store. >> today we are going to be talking about realistic ways that you can coupon. >> reporter: laura scours the savings-sphere and blogs about it. it starts by knowing the basics, especially when it comes to manufacturing coupons. >> this 50 crept coupon will double to a dollar. >> reporter: finding the coupon is just the first step. laura says step two is to check the sunday newspaper coupon inserts. >> you are going to go back to t
that was the cost of gas when president obama took office. the promotion was sponsored by the new american energy opportunity foundation. it is a group critical of the obama administration's energy policy. >>> you find them in the sunday circular, on line, and on your smartphone. if you aren't using coupons, like the ones i have here, you are leaving a lot of money on the table. new data on coupon usage reveals that of the $470 billion in available coupon savings last year, only 1% of...
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for the first time president obama and mitt romney will meet on stage. the president faced critic jim for a five year old speech. his running meat misspoke again. we go to denver for a preview. >> reporter: good morning. both of these candidates are under enormous pressure to perform tonight. they have been preparing for more than a month. yesterday we saw them both take a little break, try to get away from it all. then last night that video changed the conversation. >> in denver, romney went for mexican at chipotle along with ohio senator rob portman who has been playing the role of president obama in mock debates. in nevada the president who has been rehearsing with massachusetts senator john kerry as romney went to the hoover dam. >> it's spectacular. >> reporter: both left the day's campaigning to their number twos and that turned into trouble for team obama. in charlotte, vice president joe biden was trying to argue romney would raise taxes on the middle class. when he implied president obama's policies already have hurt. >> how they can justify rai
for the first time president obama and mitt romney will meet on stage. the president faced critic jim for a five year old speech. his running meat misspoke again. we go to denver for a preview. >> reporter: good morning. both of these candidates are under enormous pressure to perform tonight. they have been preparing for more than a month. yesterday we saw them both take a little break, try to get away from it all. then last night that video changed the conversation. >> in denver,...
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and said president obama should instruct anyone on the staff involved in leaks to come forward. lieberman believes a special council would avoid any appearance of conflict of interest. >>> although the final official results will not be announced for a few days, the muslim brotherhood says its candidate has won egypt's presidential election. it is reporting on returns from 95% of the more than 13,000pology stations nationwide. despite the election controversy is expected to remain in the egyptian government. this weekend the country's ruling military approved a new constitution. it removes power from the president and leaves primary control of the country with the military. >>> here's a look at some other stories making news now. defense lawyers in the jerry sandusky child sex abuse trial are scheduled to begin calling witnesses today. prosecution witnesses, including eight young men who say the former penn state assistant coach sexually abused them as children. sandusky's defense strategy includes showing how the stories of accusers changed, over time. his attorneys hope to por
and said president obama should instruct anyone on the staff involved in leaks to come forward. lieberman believes a special council would avoid any appearance of conflict of interest. >>> although the final official results will not be announced for a few days, the muslim brotherhood says its candidate has won egypt's presidential election. it is reporting on returns from 95% of the more than 13,000pology stations nationwide. despite the election controversy is expected to remain in...
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last night president obama and republican challenger mitt romney had their final face-to- face debate. tara mergener has more on last night's clash and today's campaigning. >> reporter: president obama hit the campaign trail early rallying supporters in del ray beach, florida after his final debate with mitt romney. >> during the debate, he said he'd want more troops in iraq but he was caught on video saying it was unthinkable not to leave 20,000 troops in iraq. >> reporter: romney posed for pictures with police officers this morning before heading to nevada and colorado. both candidates are beginning an all out blitz of key battleground states in the final two weeks of the campaign. during last night's foreign policy debate, the candidates clashed over military sides and spending, russia and iran but their answers often drifted back to the economy. >> america must be strong. america must lead, and for that to happen, we have to strengthen our economy here at home. you can't have 23 million people struggling to get a job. >> both at home and abroad, he has proposed long and reckless p
last night president obama and republican challenger mitt romney had their final face-to- face debate. tara mergener has more on last night's clash and today's campaigning. >> reporter: president obama hit the campaign trail early rallying supporters in del ray beach, florida after his final debate with mitt romney. >> during the debate, he said he'd want more troops in iraq but he was caught on video saying it was unthinkable not to leave 20,000 troops in iraq. >> reporter:...
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today, protesters in afghanistan burned an effigy of president obama. they're demanding a public trial for that soldier. as for the taliban it vowed revenge. today militants opened dyer fire on an afghan delegation attending a memorial for those. >>> heroes welcomed today here in washington for a dog, that is, from afghanistan. polly, an 8-month-old male herding dog was found a few months ago wandering the streets of kabul with a collar digging into his neck. an alexandria resident heard about polly from a friend stationed in kabul. she raised about $1200 to adopt polly and bring him here to the u.s. polly's flight arrived today at reagan national right around noon. >> polly is just an animal that has angels around him just to get out of a land where he can have a great home. >> polly was brought to the u.s. with the help of an animal rescue group in afghanistan. if you want more information about that group, you can go to our website, wusa9.com, and click on the story about polly. topper? >> what a beautiful dog, i tell you that. 81 for the high. the r
today, protesters in afghanistan burned an effigy of president obama. they're demanding a public trial for that soldier. as for the taliban it vowed revenge. today militants opened dyer fire on an afghan delegation attending a memorial for those. >>> heroes welcomed today here in washington for a dog, that is, from afghanistan. polly, an 8-month-old male herding dog was found a few months ago wandering the streets of kabul with a collar digging into his neck. an alexandria resident...
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frankly i do not believe that a massachusetts moderate who created romney care as the forerunner of obama compare is going to be in a position to win any debates this fall. >> reporter: but there's growing pressure on gingrich to call it quits. he campaigned hard in alabama and mississippi. at one point predicting he would win both states. now he admits he'll have to rework his strategy. mitt romney picked up wins in hawaii tuesday. now he's fighting to knock down santorum's momentum. >> i'm the one guy in this race that can beat barack obama. >> reporter: romney leads in the delegate race. he's counting on that to help him lock in his party's nomination this summer. danielle nottingham, sbs news, the white -- cbs news, the white house. >>> the campaign moves to the midwest and puerto rico. voters in missouri had for their caucuses on saturday. illinois has a primary set for next tuesday. >>> well, did the washington monument shrink or even tilt after last summer's 5.8 magnitude quake in the d.c. area? surveyors are now working to find that out. they took some measurements yesterday and w
frankly i do not believe that a massachusetts moderate who created romney care as the forerunner of obama compare is going to be in a position to win any debates this fall. >> reporter: but there's growing pressure on gingrich to call it quits. he campaigned hard in alabama and mississippi. at one point predicting he would win both states. now he admits he'll have to rework his strategy. mitt romney picked up wins in hawaii tuesday. now he's fighting to knock down santorum's momentum....
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president obama promises there will be a full and thorough investigation into the murder of 16 afghan citizens allegedly by one u.s. soldier. defense secretary says he could face the death penalty when brought to trial in this country. that, however, has not satisfied the protesters in afghanistan. they want a trial in their country. the president assures them, justice will be done. >> the killing of innocent civilians is outrageous and it's unacceptable. it's not who we are as a country and it does not represent our military. >> the taliban is promising revenge and today insurgents fired on an afghan government delegation at a memorial service for the victims and one afghan soldier was killed. >>> four major banks don't have enough capital to survive another economic collapse. that's the result from the federal reserve's latest bank stress test. it factored in imaginary scenarios, including 13% unemployment and a 50% drop in stock prices. ally financial and a fourth unnamed bank all failed to show they could survive all that. 15 major banks did pass the test. the federal reserve did
president obama promises there will be a full and thorough investigation into the murder of 16 afghan citizens allegedly by one u.s. soldier. defense secretary says he could face the death penalty when brought to trial in this country. that, however, has not satisfied the protesters in afghanistan. they want a trial in their country. the president assures them, justice will be done. >> the killing of innocent civilians is outrageous and it's unacceptable. it's not who we are as a country...
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. >>> first lady michelle obama is set to appear on tonight's late showed with david letterman talking about a project called joining forces which supports military personnel and their families. this will be the first lady's first appearance late with dave. >>> or if you want to stick around here, actually let me change this up a little. if you're going to stay around here the next couple weeks, you might want to check out the cherry blossoms. tomorrow marks the beginning of the cherry blossom festival and because of all of our warm weather the trees are already blooming. the national park service says this will be the peak week for the cherry blossoms. we caught up with some people taking in the beauty this morning. >> it's unbelievable. every time it's even better. it gets more and more magnificent. i love it. >> the cherry blossom festival kicks off tomorrow. it lasts until april 27th. the beautiful trees surrounding the tidal basin were a gift from the japanese government 100 years ago and it never gets old. >> no, it doesn't. >> that's awesome. >> if derek were here, the redskins
. >>> first lady michelle obama is set to appear on tonight's late showed with david letterman talking about a project called joining forces which supports military personnel and their families. this will be the first lady's first appearance late with dave. >>> or if you want to stick around here, actually let me change this up a little. if you're going to stay around here the next couple weeks, you might want to check out the cherry blossoms. tomorrow marks the beginning of...
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obama picked up a big endorsement today from colin powell, but powell insists he's still a republican. >>> arlington county opened a criminal investigation into voter fraud after an indent involving congressman jim moran's son. >> 23-year-old patrick moran resigned as a campaign field director after he was seen on an undercover video discussing illegal voting. peggy fox joins us live with the latest. >> that's right. in that video posted by a conservative activist patrick moran tried several times to discourage the undercover activist from following through with his so-called voter fraud plan, but then moran offers the man specific ways to skirt virginia's new voter identification law. patrick moran is seen in this video first trying to dissuade the man from committing voter fraud. >> try like make sure that it went through without a hitch. >> then after a while moran offers suggestions how to skirt the voter id law. >> 100 people don't vote. he's looking for two guys to help him. >> utility bills or something like that. he'll need bills. he'll need something with a name and their add
obama picked up a big endorsement today from colin powell, but powell insists he's still a republican. >>> arlington county opened a criminal investigation into voter fraud after an indent involving congressman jim moran's son. >> 23-year-old patrick moran resigned as a campaign field director after he was seen on an undercover video discussing illegal voting. peggy fox joins us live with the latest. >> that's right. in that video posted by a conservative activist patrick...
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talks on several issues, including syria and iran, and then president obama will host a state dinner to honor prime minister cameron. >>> coming up on 9news now. it may be early, but you know it looks like spring is sprung and what does that mean for those precious cherry blossoms? experts weigh in when we come back. : we're learning more about the chaos aboard an american airlines flight in texas last week. this is video from a passenger's cell phone. a flight attendant had to be restrained. she went on the pa and told the travelers she wasn't responsible if the flight crashed. we're now hearing some of the passengers 911 calls to emergency dispatchers. >> talking on the radio about crashing our plane. >> okay, who is talking about crashing your plane? >> the attendant over the pa. >> okay, you are on board a flight? >> yes. >> okay, what flight? american airlines? >> yes, please help us. >> it looks like they are physically restraining a flight attendant. >> they are physically restraining a flight attendant? >> yeah, she's lost it. >> so in its first statement, american airlines s
talks on several issues, including syria and iran, and then president obama will host a state dinner to honor prime minister cameron. >>> coming up on 9news now. it may be early, but you know it looks like spring is sprung and what does that mean for those precious cherry blossoms? experts weigh in when we come back. : we're learning more about the chaos aboard an american airlines flight in texas last week. this is video from a passenger's cell phone. a flight attendant had to be...
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obama will be back in fairfax tomorrow morning holding a rally. mitt romney spent most of his day preparing for monday's third and final debate. both men, they will be at a charity event in new york city tonight raising money for needy kids. >>> right now, two former governors are in their final debate before the election day in the race for the virginia senate seat. you're looking at the live pictures of the democrats tim cain squaring off. and for the, you can watch the whole thing here. it will go on through 8:00 p.m. on our website, wusa9.com. >>> awe man, you've got to love the fantastic fall days, but typical. they don't last out in the weather center with more on that. >> yes, we have a boundary there to the west, producing showers and thunderstorms. but you are right, it looks great. 72 is the high. we'll look at your radar and see the heavier activity still in the mountains as we needed to talk about it yesterday in the evening hours. it'll be an overnight event for most of me -- most of the metro area. and it will be northward up through
obama will be back in fairfax tomorrow morning holding a rally. mitt romney spent most of his day preparing for monday's third and final debate. both men, they will be at a charity event in new york city tonight raising money for needy kids. >>> right now, two former governors are in their final debate before the election day in the race for the virginia senate seat. you're looking at the live pictures of the democrats tim cain squaring off. and for the, you can watch the whole thing...
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today president barack obama called on congress to extend tax cuts for middle class families earning under $250,000 per year. the plan differs from that of his republican challenger mitt romney and house republicans. they're calling for an extension of all bush era tax cuts due to expire the end of the year. >> i'm not proposing anything radical here. i just believe that anybody making over $250,000 a year should go back to the income tax rate we were paying under bill clinton. >> mitt romney said the president's plan to let tax cuts expire for higher earning americans amounts to a massive tax increase and house republicans say it's another one of the president's failed attempts to fix the economy. >>> for a second straight month republican mitt romney has outraised president barack obama. democrats and the obama campaign raised $71 million in june, well below the $106 million collected by the republicans. >>> damage from last summer's earthquake could keep the washington monument closed until the year 2014. repairs will require massive scaffolding to be built because engineers have
today president barack obama called on congress to extend tax cuts for middle class families earning under $250,000 per year. the plan differs from that of his republican challenger mitt romney and house republicans. they're calling for an extension of all bush era tax cuts due to expire the end of the year. >> i'm not proposing anything radical here. i just believe that anybody making over $250,000 a year should go back to the income tax rate we were paying under bill clinton. >>...
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there was a funny moment when president obama voted in chicago, and gary nurenberg has details. >> both sierdz trying to get voters to engage in early voting wherever they can. when the president tried to provide the example in chicago, the elections clerk appeared to catch him by surprise. >> you need some id. >> watch her. she checks. >> did you just look? >> she got an unexpected endorsement from a high-profile republican. >> the governor who was speaking on monday night at the debate was saying things that were quite different from what he said earlier so i'm not quite sure which governor romney we would be getting with respect to foreign policy. >> the doubts about governor romney's beliefs expressed in rolling stone. "you know kids have good instinct. they look at the other guy and say that's a [ bleep ] i can tell." the new poll gives the president a 50 to 45 edge in the crucial state of ohio. >> we're gonna win ohio! >> but six minutes before that -- >> it wod be easier to find people who voted for barack obama and change their minds. i need ohio. ohio is going to set the course
there was a funny moment when president obama voted in chicago, and gary nurenberg has details. >> both sierdz trying to get voters to engage in early voting wherever they can. when the president tried to provide the example in chicago, the elections clerk appeared to catch him by surprise. >> you need some id. >> watch her. she checks. >> did you just look? >> she got an unexpected endorsement from a high-profile republican. >> the governor who was speaking...
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obama's private dnc viewi ining suite. her pivotal role. >> you and ann romney have been called secret weapons for your husbands' campaign. >> how she deals with the campaign and their marriage. >> how do you find time for each other? >> ships passing through the night. we are missing date
obama's private dnc viewi ining suite. her pivotal role. >> you and ann romney have been called secret weapons for your husbands' campaign. >> how she deals with the campaign and their marriage. >> how do you find time for each other? >> ships passing through the night. we are missing date
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we told you about the text messages, attacking president obama and urging voters not to cast their ballots for him. >> they are just anonymous. and they cost people money. that's a really big deal. >> reporter: we also reported on the sources of those messages, targeting the journalists and many in the 202 area code. just who we are looking for. >> reporter: he wasn't in the mood to talk. an unsuccessful republican candidate for the state senate in virginia last year, his centreville firm is the largest vendor of the gop robo calls in the country. >> now, can we talk about what you are doing? >> it is just so hard to trace them. really hard to trace them as you were lucky. >> we were able to track them down through the numerous domain names. >> and more often than not, it is impossible to chase them. and so we are seeing increasingly these anonymous text messaging and the robo call campaigns that come over voice internet ip or what could cam from china. >> reporter: and several of the domains have been scanned for spam and abuse. >> reporter: there are a few things for you to do to stop it
we told you about the text messages, attacking president obama and urging voters not to cast their ballots for him. >> they are just anonymous. and they cost people money. that's a really big deal. >> reporter: we also reported on the sources of those messages, targeting the journalists and many in the 202 area code. just who we are looking for. >> reporter: he wasn't in the mood to talk. an unsuccessful republican candidate for the state senate in virginia last year, his...
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the second obama wins, reed sends out a note to colleagues, gee, why don't we work together? there is an easy test. mitch mcconnell can sit down with reed and in 10 minutes reach an agreement how the senate will work in a bipartisan way or figure out it is all baloney and he will remain a bitter partisan. reed has to be a part of this deal also. and i look forward to that. i mean i do think the problem we face, the problems are so large, that is irresponsible for the two governing parties to just start out by saying let's have four years of gridlock. they should at least try to find, is there a common ground, which is compatible with the values of both republicans and democrats, and that at least moves the ball forward 50%, even if neither side gets 100% of what they want. >> let's talk about books now. you guys both have books out. i love your book, ms. gingrich, i read it earlier, cover to cover, i have little kids. talk about why you wanted to reach out for the history of america, and specifically the colonies. i have a 2-year-old and 6-year- old. it is perfect for them. >
the second obama wins, reed sends out a note to colleagues, gee, why don't we work together? there is an easy test. mitch mcconnell can sit down with reed and in 10 minutes reach an agreement how the senate will work in a bipartisan way or figure out it is all baloney and he will remain a bitter partisan. reed has to be a part of this deal also. and i look forward to that. i mean i do think the problem we face, the problems are so large, that is irresponsible for the two governing parties to...
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>> but six minutes before that -- >> it would be easier to find people who voted for barack obama and change their minds. i need ohio. ohio is going to set the course of the nation. we're going to win. >> by using a page from the two now eight obama campaign book. >> we want a president who will actually bring big changes, and i will and he won't. >> there was good news for governor romney that in cbs poll which shows him leading by seven points among independent voters in ohio, the voters both candidates are targeting. some campaign finance reports were due today. when the numbers get crunched we may find the cost of this campaign has reached $2 billion. >> and that is a lot of money. thank you, gary. join us tomorrow 5:00 as andrea mccarren continues our series on the importance of virginia in this upcoming election. she's traveling to prince william county where voter turnout will be critical on november 6th. an knit that. >>> these jack-o-lanterns are going gangnam. >> and a restaurant shut down introducing smooth sensations cream cheese spread from the laughing cow. it's rich, in
>> but six minutes before that -- >> it would be easier to find people who voted for barack obama and change their minds. i need ohio. ohio is going to set the course of the nation. we're going to win. >> by using a page from the two now eight obama campaign book. >> we want a president who will actually bring big changes, and i will and he won't. >> there was good news for governor romney that in cbs poll which shows him leading by seven points among independent...
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at arlington national cemetery, president obama paid tribute to those who didn't make it back home alive. the president said the wreath he laid at the tomb of the unknown is intended to remember every service member who has ever worn our nation's uniform. he urged americans to be there for returning veterans and their families, not just now but always. the president also noted this was the first veterans day in a decade with no american troops fighting in iraq. >>> and this is video from the new york city veterans day parade. thousands lined the streets of manhattan sunday for the parade cheering and waving a flag. volunteers also collected winter coats for those in need nearly two weeks after storm sandy hit the area. >>> the hunt continues for the gunman who shot a taco bell manager in columbia, maryland. howard county police say two men confronted the manager outside the restaurant on minstrel way early yesterday and shot him several times. frantic employees ducked for cover and called police. the manager is hospitalized in critical condition. >>> a protest in florida was held on beha
at arlington national cemetery, president obama paid tribute to those who didn't make it back home alive. the president said the wreath he laid at the tomb of the unknown is intended to remember every service member who has ever worn our nation's uniform. he urged americans to be there for returning veterans and their families, not just now but always. the president also noted this was the first veterans day in a decade with no american troops fighting in iraq. >>> and this is video...
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>> reporter: president obama's re-election campaign has been ramping up for months. while his republican rival hadn't been named officially, the president is getting more comfortable talking about mitt romney. he joked about him with late night talk show host jimmy fallon. >> do you know mitt romney? >> i've met him, but we're not friends. >> reporter: newt gingrich was counting on a win in delaware to keep his campaign alive. >> we have, i think, 23 events all together here in north carolina this week. we are going to be at 23 events here in north carolina this week. >> reporter: he is vowing to continue his campaign through to the gop convention in tampa. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the wholes. >> ron paul is the only active gop candidate who has yet to win a single state. >>> more than two years after the worst spill disaster in u.s. history, federal agents make their first arrest ra arrest. they say a b.p. engineer intentionally deleted 300 text messages that pointed out the results to contain the gulf oil spill were failing and the amount of oil coming out wa
>> reporter: president obama's re-election campaign has been ramping up for months. while his republican rival hadn't been named officially, the president is getting more comfortable talking about mitt romney. he joked about him with late night talk show host jimmy fallon. >> do you know mitt romney? >> i've met him, but we're not friends. >> reporter: newt gingrich was counting on a win in delaware to keep his campaign alive. >> we have, i think, 23 events all...
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out on the campaign trail mitt romney and barack obama responded to the numbers. >> unless we change course, we may well be looking at another recession. >> we've made real progress but we are here today because we know weave got more work to do. >> president obama spending his day campaigning in 0 hio mitt romney in way. only four days to go until we go to vote, both men spending the weekend trying to sway the undecided. >>> the rising unemployment numbers do not bode well for veterans coming home from overseas so today at a joint base anacostia bowling in d.c. scott broom got a look at what's facing employers and veterans as they try to make a match with each other. >> reporter: they call this job fair at joint base anacostia bowling "hiring our heroes." >> they've got the integrity, the work ethic that people are looking for. >> reporter: this is where veterans have traded uniform for business suit, although some are still wearing their stripes. >> we have over 60 employers. >> reporter: lieutenant colonel kathleen is organizing these job fairs nationwide for the u.s. chamber of c
out on the campaign trail mitt romney and barack obama responded to the numbers. >> unless we change course, we may well be looking at another recession. >> we've made real progress but we are here today because we know weave got more work to do. >> president obama spending his day campaigning in 0 hio mitt romney in way. only four days to go until we go to vote, both men spending the weekend trying to sway the undecided. >>> the rising unemployment numbers do not...
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mitt romney stops in virginia as he and president barack obama begin their post convention campaigning. >>> plus, why a new restaurant trend could have you moving your night out to a weekday. and as we head into the break, a look at pictures viewers sent into the 9 newsroom. if you have pictures to share, you can upload them to our wusa9 facebook page. >>> world's most active volcano is at it again. two daredevil photographers captured these incredible images of the volcano in hawaii. the moment that red hot lava poured into the pacific. crashing waves turned into clouds of steam as the lava and water met. the photographers say they stood waist deep in 110-degree water to get these pictures. >>> the law of supply and demand may soon make a difference when you dine out. a new company is offering restaurant deals based on when diners choose to make their reservations. tables at offpeek hours are costing 30% less than prime dining hours. founder of one restaurant says time is right for this idea. >> just like in the airline or hotel industry where the price might depend on the demand of t
mitt romney stops in virginia as he and president barack obama begin their post convention campaigning. >>> plus, why a new restaurant trend could have you moving your night out to a weekday. and as we head into the break, a look at pictures viewers sent into the 9 newsroom. if you have pictures to share, you can upload them to our wusa9 facebook page. >>> world's most active volcano is at it again. two daredevil photographers captured these incredible images of the volcano in...
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president barack obama he's promised federal assistance where needed. along with the 38 people are hundreds of people with injuries tonight and in one remarkable story a 2-year-old girl was found alive in a field ten miles from her home. susan mcginnis begins the coverage tonight from henryville, indiana. >> reporter: first responders combed through the rubble searching for tornado survivors. >> we just hope that we've not left any stone unturned at this point. >> reporter: the crew in henryville, indiana picked up a photo album they hope to get to it owner. >> after the fact they'll say that's the only picture we found of the family we have left. >> reporter: the tornado demolished the townsending a school bus into a building, dropping a tractor-trailer on a gas station and shearing the walls off of homes. >> i've seen some of the most incredible and intense damage i've ever seener. >> it headed into eastern kentucky cutting a path of destruction 52 miles long. >> reporter: the national weather service is saying it's an f 4. >> it's in the violent cate
president barack obama he's promised federal assistance where needed. along with the 38 people are hundreds of people with injuries tonight and in one remarkable story a 2-year-old girl was found alive in a field ten miles from her home. susan mcginnis begins the coverage tonight from henryville, indiana. >> reporter: first responders combed through the rubble searching for tornado survivors. >> we just hope that we've not left any stone unturned at this point. >> reporter:...
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we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. the new cable subscription. it's a lot of channels. [ male announcer ] just because you've been married for years... i'm making prime rib for our -- mm-hmm. i want a real marriage again. [ dr. feld ] it's not too late. [ male announcer ] ...doesn't mean you can't date again. i got us champagne. you did? oh! ♪ but you got to keep your head up ♪ [ male announcer ] meryl streep, tommy lee jones, steve carell. it's possible for anyone willing to try. i wonder if he talks to his wife like that. "mildred, i find it very interesting that you are naked." [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] "hope springs." rated pg-13. if you've got a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that happen. my father's hands didn't build this company. my hands didn't build this company. through hard work and a little bit of luck, we built this business. why are you demonizing us for it? it's time we had somebody who believes in us. someone who believes that achievement should be rewarded not pun
we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. the new cable subscription. it's a lot of channels. [ male announcer ] just because you've been married for years... i'm making prime rib for our -- mm-hmm. i want a real marriage again. [ dr. feld ] it's not too late. [ male announcer ] ...doesn't mean you can't date again. i got us champagne. you did? oh! ♪ but you got to keep your head up ♪ [ male announcer ] meryl streep,...
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the obama administration delivered its 2013 defense budget request to congress last week. a $613.5 billion plan that is 4.9% less than last year and includes the first real cuts in spending since the 1990s. more than 100,000 troops will be cut, major programs like the joint strike fighter delayed and aircraft efforts like the aircraft and the c27j transport plane cancelled. the moves were blasted by congressional republicans who accuse the president of gutting defense. defense secretary leon panetta, however, defended his budget, arguing it made the best of a bad situation driven by bipartisan legislation last year that layed our borrowing limit but specified cuts in government spending, including $487 billion from defense overs 10 years. >> let me be clear. let me be clear. you can't take a half trillion dollars out of the defense budget and not incur additional risks. we believe they are acceptable risks, but there are risks. >> the risks could goat worse if congress fails to reach a new budget agreement with the president, staving off another $6 hawaiian become in defen
the obama administration delivered its 2013 defense budget request to congress last week. a $613.5 billion plan that is 4.9% less than last year and includes the first real cuts in spending since the 1990s. more than 100,000 troops will be cut, major programs like the joint strike fighter delayed and aircraft efforts like the aircraft and the c27j transport plane cancelled. the moves were blasted by congressional republicans who accuse the president of gutting defense. defense secretary leon...
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mitt romney as the inevitable gop nominees saying he's the clear choice to go up against president obama. romney finished behind both santorum and newt gingrich in alabama and mississippi, but his campaign staff is quick to point out romney has won a million more votes than either competitor. as for the next contest, the missouri caucus is saturday. the puerto rico primary is sunday and the illinois primary is next tuesday. >>> still ahead on 9 news now giving the tsa the boot. we'll tell you about efforts at a major airport to get rid of federal screeners. >>> people are taking to the streets of rockville this evening to support a montgomery county college student who has been threatened with deportation. he's now 19 and jorge acuna has been in the country since he was 8 and his plight has attracted a lot of attention. >> reporter: i'm scott broom in rockville where a young college student facing deportation received a hero's welcome this afternoon after being released from detention. 19-year-old jorge steven acuna and his family just released from a maximum security holding facility on
mitt romney as the inevitable gop nominees saying he's the clear choice to go up against president obama. romney finished behind both santorum and newt gingrich in alabama and mississippi, but his campaign staff is quick to point out romney has won a million more votes than either competitor. as for the next contest, the missouri caucus is saturday. the puerto rico primary is sunday and the illinois primary is next tuesday. >>> still ahead on 9 news now giving the tsa the boot. we'll...
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we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> welcome back. howard bernstein with you. we have a yellow alert because we have some thunderstorms around. if a watch gets issued, we may be going to severe weather alert today. we're watching this cluster in garrett county coming into west virginia. lots of activity to the west. we'll have to watch that as well. but this is of a immediate concern, a doppler indicated tornado. the storm is showing rotation, likely has hail with it as well as it moves southeast out of garrett county. the tornado warning is for eastern -- excuse me, southwestern mineral and northeastern grant until 12:30. you can see this is moving southeast. want to switch over to live doppler 9000 hd because this storm, especially south of kaiser, we're seeing some -- keyser, we're seeing this purple color, that's most likely hail. this thing is going to track toward romney and purgitsville. you want to take cover and get into the lower levels. we have new severe thunderstorm warnings being issued as the
we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> welcome back. howard bernstein with you. we have a yellow alert because we have some thunderstorms around. if a watch gets issued, we may be going to severe weather alert today. we're watching this cluster in garrett county coming into west virginia. lots of activity to the west. we'll have to watch that as well. but this is of a immediate concern, a doppler indicated...
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is he president obama on first reference and then mr. obama after that and we give similar respect to every president. we also respect your opinion and your ideas. the address here? mailbag@wusa9.com. well, that is our report. i'll be right back here at 11:00 along with anita brikman and topper shutt and don't forget we've got one of russ ptacek's food investigations tonight. you don't want to miss it. log on any time at www.wusa9.com. we'll see you a bit later. bye bye. ♪ "e.t." >>> um, i got my results back and they were not good. >>> "dancing with the stars'" co-host brooke burke charvet is battling cancer. how serious is the diagnosis? >> i'm going to have a nice, big scar right here across my neck. >> "e.t." with the first reactions from her dancing family. >> my heart goes out to her. i know that she's going be fine. she's a strong girl. >>> the stage mom under fire. new video of the troubled teen. and what the court documents reveal. >>> then -- >> justin bieber and the victoria's secret angels bring storm relief to new york cit
is he president obama on first reference and then mr. obama after that and we give similar respect to every president. we also respect your opinion and your ideas. the address here? mailbag@wusa9.com. well, that is our report. i'll be right back here at 11:00 along with anita brikman and topper shutt and don't forget we've got one of russ ptacek's food investigations tonight. you don't want to miss it. log on any time at www.wusa9.com. we'll see you a bit later. bye bye. ♪ "e.t."...
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and he said "hi, rose, i'm president obama." , i he told rose her leslie would at long last receive the medal of honor. >> i said well it's an honor to talk to you." he said "no, the honor is mine." wow, the president said that to me. >> reporter: today the highest honor is hers presented while the surviving members of bravo company looked on. >> we were just soldiers. we were just trying to survive. and we were trying to make sure that our brothers survived. now we're finally getting the recognition for one of our brothers. >> reporter: this is believed to be the long-forgotten battlefield. a photo so faded it seems shrouded in the mists of time. but 42 years later the bravery of leslie sabo and the boys of bravo company shine through. david martin, cbs news, new castle, pennsylvania. >> pelley: that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs >>> this is 9news now. ♪ [ music ] chuck brown, he helped make go- go a household word in this town. and now, people all over washington, d.c. and this whole area
and he said "hi, rose, i'm president obama." , i he told rose her leslie would at long last receive the medal of honor. >> i said well it's an honor to talk to you." he said "no, the honor is mine." wow, the president said that to me. >> reporter: today the highest honor is hers presented while the surviving members of bravo company looked on. >> we were just soldiers. we were just trying to survive. and we were trying to make sure that our brothers...
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. >>> president obama's reelection bid received a big endorsement yesterday. the afl-cio said it will begin a nationwide door-to-door effort for the president and other democratic candidates. union leaders say the goal of the campaign is to counter the flood of outside money conservative groups are pouring into the campaigns. they have up to 400,000 union members. they'll use phone banks and knock on doors. >>> president obama says the person responsible for a shooting spree which left 15 people dead in afghanistan will be held fully accountable. there are now reports the soldier whose name still has not been released didn't just turn himself in but a search party cleat with helicopters was sent looking for him when it was discovered he was missing. he was reportedly found crawling through an orchard as if he were trying to sneak back on to base. a senior military official says there is also some indication alcohol was involved. officials say the suspect will remain in custody. he could face the death penalty. >>> today the senate is expected to approve $109 b
. >>> president obama's reelection bid received a big endorsement yesterday. the afl-cio said it will begin a nationwide door-to-door effort for the president and other democratic candidates. union leaders say the goal of the campaign is to counter the flood of outside money conservative groups are pouring into the campaigns. they have up to 400,000 union members. they'll use phone banks and knock on doors. >>> president obama says the person responsible for a shooting spree...
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. >>> tomorrow, leaders from the world's 8 largest economies will join president obama at camp david in maryland for the g8 summit. the state of maryland and frederick county are working in overdrive to keep the event safe and orderly. warned business expect inconveniences, some heavy traffic, and of course some protesters. >> i heard rumor, not confirmed, but we'll see groups or segments of groups from denver out on the west coast, there are going to be some activists from europe. >> granted a permit to hold a rally in baker park in downtown and invited the occupiers to join in from all across the country. it's a protest called the g99% summit. another group occupy baltimore, planning to hold a sidewalk vigil just a few miles away from camp david. >>> represents frederick county is seeking federal help to cover the cost of that g8 summit. sent a letter to president obama asking that the summit be designated a special security event, end of quote. that would allow local law enforcement and emergency agencies to be reimbursed. as of now, frederick county will not get any federal money
. >>> tomorrow, leaders from the world's 8 largest economies will join president obama at camp david in maryland for the g8 summit. the state of maryland and frederick county are working in overdrive to keep the event safe and orderly. warned business expect inconveniences, some heavy traffic, and of course some protesters. >> i heard rumor, not confirmed, but we'll see groups or segments of groups from denver out on the west coast, there are going to be some activists from...
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. >>> president obama will travel to three swing states today before heading to chicago for election day. >>> governor mitt romney will stop in virginia, florida and new hampshire before returning to boston. susan mcginniss has more. >> reporter: president obama did a little dance in cincinnati where stevie wonder induced him. -- introduced him. also at ohio, mitt romney talked about the president's chances of winning. >> it is possible, but not likely. >> reporter: the candidates have been burning up jet fuel crisscrossing the country. sunday president obama was in new hampshire, florida, ohio and colorado. >> i know a bunch of you have voted. but if you haven't, there is still time. >> reporter: today he will hit florida, colorado and ohio before heading home for election day. mitt romney's battleground sunday included ohio, iowa, and pennsylvania. today he will visit florida, ohio, virginia and new hampshire. >> you are tired of being tired. not justton but all the time. >> both candidates saw huge crowds at their rallies this weekend. and both realize at this point it is all abou
. >>> president obama will travel to three swing states today before heading to chicago for election day. >>> governor mitt romney will stop in virginia, florida and new hampshire before returning to boston. susan mcginniss has more. >> reporter: president obama did a little dance in cincinnati where stevie wonder induced him. -- introduced him. also at ohio, mitt romney talked about the president's chances of winning. >> it is possible, but not likely. >>...
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. >> president obama's healthcare reform law is once again center stage on the house floor. >> obama care eliminates millions of american jobs. >> this is the 33rd time house republicans tried to scrap all or parts of the law. their effort to repeal it follows the supreme court ruling that the law is constitutional. >> what a waste of america's time. 30 times that we haven't voted on jobs bills. 30 times that we haven't extended tax cuts. >> house is expected to vote for a repeal on wednesday. like previous attempts, this will die in the democratically controlled senate. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >> returning now to the race for president. president obama campaigned in iowa trying to make the case that he's the candidate with the plan that will help the middle class. he asked congress to extend the bush era tax cuts, but only for households making less than $250,000 a year. republican challenger, mitt romney, said limiting the tax cut extension will limit the creation of new jobs. >>> i believe that we should make sure taxes on the 98% of americans don't go up and th
. >> president obama's healthcare reform law is once again center stage on the house floor. >> obama care eliminates millions of american jobs. >> this is the 33rd time house republicans tried to scrap all or parts of the law. their effort to repeal it follows the supreme court ruling that the law is constitutional. >> what a waste of america's time. 30 times that we haven't voted on jobs bills. 30 times that we haven't extended tax cuts. >> house is expected to...
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but president obama said sec documents showed he was still legally in charge through 2002 when those jobs were shipped overseas. obama advisers also say they won't apologize for suggesting romney may have committed a felony if he misrepresented to the sec how long he was at the private equity firm. >> i think it is very troubling that the president would direct his campaign to label someone like governor romney who is a very good and honorable man, as a felon. >> reporter: romney's camp says the obama administration should stop the personal attacks and focus on the economy. >> we now know this president will say and do anything to keep the highest office in the land even if the means demeaning the highest office in the land. >> if i was in his shoes i'd be making the same argument. >> reporter: but the president argues the policies he has put in place still need more time to work. drew levinson, cbs news, new york. >> just ahead tonight on 9news now, a massive landslide takes a house apart. >> miracles happen. >> there's a frantic search underway for a missing family. >>> are we look
but president obama said sec documents showed he was still legally in charge through 2002 when those jobs were shipped overseas. obama advisers also say they won't apologize for suggesting romney may have committed a felony if he misrepresented to the sec how long he was at the private equity firm. >> i think it is very troubling that the president would direct his campaign to label someone like governor romney who is a very good and honorable man, as a felon. >> reporter: romney's...
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president obama and mitt romney have canceled events for today. >>> we are back at 6:35. this is always the place to get your weather first. look at the surf again kicking up. that's in delaware. that's where kristen fisher has been located the last few days. >> that looks almost like a nice beach day. >> exactly. >> i have a question that's not exactly -- well, it's weather related. can you guess why more trees didn't come down? >> i think a lot of the leaves had come off of the trees north and eastful they can catch the wind but they get more resistance. >> did we have the drenching rain? that's what i was told. >> we had drenching rain. i just heard a report in saint mary's county, 8 and a half inchings. thank you for that. >> what about here in the city? >> about of inches of rain. we had record national. our draught is pretty much done. we got a 2.5 inch instead of 8 inch deficit. they are draught busters. >> a lot of the weak trees will come down over the last few storms. >> i can't recollects kind of thinking it out. >>> let's talk about the weather. it's still kin
president obama and mitt romney have canceled events for today. >>> we are back at 6:35. this is always the place to get your weather first. look at the surf again kicking up. that's in delaware. that's where kristen fisher has been located the last few days. >> that looks almost like a nice beach day. >> exactly. >> i have a question that's not exactly -- well, it's weather related. can you guess why more trees didn't come down? >> i think a lot of the leaves...
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president obama tried to steal thunder from today's contest. highlights of this afternoon's presidential news conference are just ahead. >>> kind of chilly out here right now, but we'll stalk about that and milder air around the corner. we'll have details. >>> president obama held his first news conference of the year this afternoon. >> he answered questions on a range of subjects, including ones about his republican rivals. randall reports from the white house. >> in his first news conference of the year. president obama faced questions about iran's nuclear program. tensions are growing. after israel threatened to attack iran and prevent that country from building a nuclear weapon. >> we have a window of opportunity where this can still be resolved diplomatically. that's not just my view. that's the view of our top intelligence officials. it's the view of top isreali intelligence officials. >> he took aim at the republican candidates whom he called too casual about the war with iran. >> what we see about folks who have bluster and big talk,
president obama tried to steal thunder from today's contest. highlights of this afternoon's presidential news conference are just ahead. >>> kind of chilly out here right now, but we'll stalk about that and milder air around the corner. we'll have details. >>> president obama held his first news conference of the year this afternoon. >> he answered questions on a range of subjects, including ones about his republican rivals. randall reports from the white house....
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they said sorry we made you cry about barack obama and mitt romney. the note went on to say that we must confess that the campaign has gone long enough for us too. keep telling ourselves only a few more days. only a few more days. only a few more days. >> let's be real if they are running for president and they had their way, they are probably tired of hearing these ads too. >> yeah. >> imagine this, they are making the same speech every day. >> yes. it sounds like it is brand new each time. >> right. i've got a treat for you, a picture. well, we kind of do. they have a satellite, recording rainfall. this is actually pretty cool. it did stay off the coast. they had seven inches of rain in southeastern, virginia. a part of our delmarva had seven inches. do you see the yellow there? this is the heaviest rain that we could find right there. but everybody else in the blue and the green and anywhere from three to six inches. but thankfully the heaviest rain, we call it a fish storm as we still have clouds. sandy won't leave us alone. not relaxing her gr
they said sorry we made you cry about barack obama and mitt romney. the note went on to say that we must confess that the campaign has gone long enough for us too. keep telling ourselves only a few more days. only a few more days. only a few more days. >> let's be real if they are running for president and they had their way, they are probably tired of hearing these ads too. >> yeah. >> imagine this, they are making the same speech every day. >> yes. it sounds like it is...
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president obama rejected the 1700 mile long extension earlier this month. it would have carried oil from canada to the gulf of mexico. supporters believe the plan will help the u.s. gain energy independence. opponents are concerned about the potential environmental effects. the president said he rejected a plan after congress gave him a two-month deadline to make a decision. he said the administration just needed more time. >>> washington, d.c. may be the best in fiscal shape of any major city in the whole country. mayor vincent gray announced d.c. has a $240 million surplus from fiscal year 2011. the long time c.e.o. subjected keeping that surplus as part of a rainy day fund and the mayor agrees. >> this is one time money. it isn't as if the surplus represents money we will get every year going forward. >> people are tired of being nickeled and diemed to death -- dimed to death. we need to take a look at every option to see if they can get some relief. >> underspending by the city agencies is part of the reason for the surplus. others point to higher fees,
president obama rejected the 1700 mile long extension earlier this month. it would have carried oil from canada to the gulf of mexico. supporters believe the plan will help the u.s. gain energy independence. opponents are concerned about the potential environmental effects. the president said he rejected a plan after congress gave him a two-month deadline to make a decision. he said the administration just needed more time. >>> washington, d.c. may be the best in fiscal shape of any...
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. >> reporter: when the republican speaker of the house comes here next week, he'll tell president obama he disagrees. house speaker john boehner says his party is ready to compromise when it comes to eliminating some tax loom holes and deductions -- loopholes and deductions, but raising tax homes is still off the table. >> the problem with raising tax rates on the wealthiest americans is that more an half of them are small business owners. >> reporter: the president is asking the congress to sign off on an extension of the middle class tax cuts right now while both sides work to reach an agreement on the more contentious issues. tara mergener for cbs news, the white house. >> the white house says the president will veto any bill that extends tax cuts for those making more than $250,000. >>> state and local governments are preparing for the fiscal cliff. virginia's governor directed all state agencies to identify 4% of their budget to cut out. that would affect northern virginia schools, of course, 14% of the fairfax county school budget coming from the state that. would be impacted. >>
. >> reporter: when the republican speaker of the house comes here next week, he'll tell president obama he disagrees. house speaker john boehner says his party is ready to compromise when it comes to eliminating some tax loom holes and deductions -- loopholes and deductions, but raising tax homes is still off the table. >> the problem with raising tax rates on the wealthiest americans is that more an half of them are small business owners. >> reporter: the president is asking...
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televised debate tonight, they took up the issues of government spending, jobs and whether president barack obama made the right choice in bringing troops home from iraq. ron paul and rick santorum callinged former pennsylvania senator corrupt for taking money from lobbyists. santorum says the republican party needs to nominate a leader and not merely a manager. romney says he's the leader the party is looking for. >> my experience is in leadership. the people in the private sector who are every day making this country a stronger nation and hiring people, they're not successful because they're managers. they're successful primarily because they are leaders. so he's a big government person, along with him being very associated with the lobbyists and taking a lot of funds and also where did he make his living afterwards? i mean, he came a high-powered lobbyist in washington, d.c. he's done quite well. >> i am not a libertarian. i agree. you vote against everything. i don't vote against everything. i do vote for some spending. i think government has a role to play in defense. >> i'm very much for wh
televised debate tonight, they took up the issues of government spending, jobs and whether president barack obama made the right choice in bringing troops home from iraq. ron paul and rick santorum callinged former pennsylvania senator corrupt for taking money from lobbyists. santorum says the republican party needs to nominate a leader and not merely a manager. romney says he's the leader the party is looking for. >> my experience is in leadership. the people in the private sector who...
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that's next. >>> president obama's affordable care act is again center stage on capitol hill. it is a new effort by republicans to repeal the healthcare overhaul, a promise they made just after the supreme court upheld the law as constitutional. >> republicans in congress are ramping up efforts to overturn the president's crowning achievement. healthcare reform. >> we are resolved to have this law go away. we are going to do everything we can to stop it. >> republican leadership scheduled three panels to examine the impact of the affordable care act on the economy and the healthcare industry. republicans strongly oppose the individual mandate, which requires everyone to purchase healthcare or pay a fine. >> how is this different than the government requiring americans to purchase broccoli or pay a tax for not doing so? >> estimates that only 1.4% of americans will pay anything for refusing to purchase insurance. >> the house is expected to hold a repeal vote wednesday. the gop tried about 30 times to undermine the law and there's no reason to expect they'll succeed this time.
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president obama making his first post-election comments about the economy. he will talk about those automatic tax headaches and severe budget cuts due to go in effect in january. analysis by the congressional office says if congress boggs down and takes a long time to avert the so-called fiscal cliff it would trigger a recession. the man what shot former congresswoman gabrielle giffords in the head and killed six others will spend the rest of his days behind bars. giffords faced her shooter. he told loughner, you tried to create world as dark as yours but you failed. kelly added, you may have put a bullet through her head, but you haven't put a dent in her spirit. giffords' aid ron bear bar was also wounded. he served out the rest of the congresswoman's term. >> i turned to mr. loughner and said, i hold no hatred for you but i am very, very angry and sick of heart about what you did. >> when the judge sentenced loughner to seven life terms plus 140 years in prison, his mother put her head down and cried uncroppably. the 24-year-old has been diagnosed with sc
president obama making his first post-election comments about the economy. he will talk about those automatic tax headaches and severe budget cuts due to go in effect in january. analysis by the congressional office says if congress boggs down and takes a long time to avert the so-called fiscal cliff it would trigger a recession. the man what shot former congresswoman gabrielle giffords in the head and killed six others will spend the rest of his days behind bars. giffords faced her shooter. he...
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. >> reporter: during campus visits, president obama pushed lawmakers to take action. friday the house did. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: republicans pushed through a bill that eliminates a preventive care fund in president obama's health care law to pay for the rate cut extension. >> it is unconscionable the republican leadership is forcing us to choose between education and health care. >> reporter: the white house has promised to veto the g.o.p. bill saying it will hurt women who need preventive care. the house speaker accuses democrats of picking a campaign fight. >> nobody wants to see student loan interest rates go up. people want to politicize this because it's an election year but my god, do we have to fight about everything? >> reporter: campaign watchers say the real battle may be for the youth vote key to president obama's election in 2008. howard freshman beeman says she's keeping a close eye on the issue. >> money is money and it's very tight right now. hopefully, you know, congress gets it right. >> reporter: she knows the outcome could affect her l
. >> reporter: during campus visits, president obama pushed lawmakers to take action. friday the house did. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: republicans pushed through a bill that eliminates a preventive care fund in president obama's health care law to pay for the rate cut extension. >> it is unconscionable the republican leadership is forcing us to choose between education and health care. >> reporter: the white house has promised to veto the g.o.p. bill...
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. >>> out on the campaign trail, president barack obama out on the stumps today after taking some time off dealing with super storm sandy. the president wasted no time in confronting mitt romney's twist on bringing change to washington. >> he's saying he's the candidate for change. let me tell you, wisconsin, we know what change looks like. and what the governor is offering, sure ain't change. >> mitt romney is concentrating on virginia today as he was toning down his speech after sandy, but today, he was back on the attack. >> these are critical times, an election of consequence. an election where you're not going to shape the country for four years, but for a generation. >> and get this, according to clear politics, barack obama and mitt romney are in a dead heat tied at 47.7% of the votes nationwide. >>> a live look outside. topper shutt will be along in just a few minutes with a full look at your forecast. >>> right after the break, their fight against obesity. some new programs out there to help you shed those unwanted pounds. >>> the epic size of america's obesity rate. many adul
. >>> out on the campaign trail, president barack obama out on the stumps today after taking some time off dealing with super storm sandy. the president wasted no time in confronting mitt romney's twist on bringing change to washington. >> he's saying he's the candidate for change. let me tell you, wisconsin, we know what change looks like. and what the governor is offering, sure ain't change. >> mitt romney is concentrating on virginia today as he was toning down his...
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for one night only president obama and mitt romney took a break from the bitter campaign. sort of. >> in the spirit of "sesame street" the president's remarks are brought to by the letter o and the number 16 trillion. >> reporter: it was a white tie dinner for catholic charity. >> it's nice to relax and wear what ann and i wear around-the-house. >> reporter: president obama was quick on the draw himself. >> everyone take your seats otherwise clint eastwood will yell at him. he said some people may be tired of the presidential election. >> sometimes it feels like this race has dragged on forever. but paul ryan assured me we've only been running for two hours and something minutes. >> reporter: the laughs faded when the president was questioned about the government's response in the crisis in libya during an appearance on the "daily show." >> you admit it wasn't the optimal response. >> here's what i'll say. before americans get killed it's not optimal and we'll fix it. >> reporter: both candidates go back out on the trail today. president obama will rally supporters in virg
for one night only president obama and mitt romney took a break from the bitter campaign. sort of. >> in the spirit of "sesame street" the president's remarks are brought to by the letter o and the number 16 trillion. >> reporter: it was a white tie dinner for catholic charity. >> it's nice to relax and wear what ann and i wear around-the-house. >> reporter: president obama was quick on the draw himself. >> everyone take your seats otherwise clint...